Artificial-stone shingle.



No. 815,252. PATENTTD M1111. 27, 1906. o. PRICE. i

ARTTFIGIAL STONE SHTNGLB.

ABPLIUATION TIL-11D JUNE 21, 1905. y

` .2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

9. PR-G ARTIFICIAL STOER-SE YJE; PPLIUAGN FILED fum: 2l, 1905.

2 SHEETS-MEET Specification of Letters .'ntent.

etenteci Meren 2?, 1906.

Application le- June 21,1905. Serial No. 266 219.

@153 'fab/19H2, z5 may emmene: ne it known tliet i, @n vinos, citizen or ne United States, resifling in Plainfield. in tire cor v oi Union and State of NevY Jer- 5 sev, neve i inn' rovernenrs' in Artiieieieitone Shin n en nen the overmrizontnl 1 d to' the overl v horizontey adjoining oriz ontal roAv t, Aneons for receiving such nievv nnn its vfevlietween tiiese conveying it oovrnwerd to the e ..1 i: oojeet or the uwen r is to proeetion vfitlio roei formed of suoli ed in 'the manner usuel with roofs, n suitable nieinoer iotlnf adjoining of the "les in tire horizontal rows that will ect :is :i gutter to eonvev the waiter that nley iind v between the adjacent edges oi" the les downward onto the ieee of the lover is to provide in suon e coniingled rooi" eiorin oi ehennel einbeddoe in one side oi each ongle, the mjeeont shingle being i 'tix zi'snitslle groove for the reception or o prnjoci'irig portion of the cliennel member.

further object ol the invention is to provide ineens, in eonneetionviitli suoli eliennel members, whereby the cenient shingle can be secured to the supporting service in its proper position.

A further object is `to provide Ineens, partiy embedded in the sln i" for securing .the ci ennei ineinoer in position and else soeuring e. retaining-strip to the shingle, 'which ine* ns shell also perform the function oi e fthening inf-entier, giving additional v to the sliir L 'fe thereof.

r object is to provide in the overrions oit suoli rement sningles a tongue and e groove .arrangement lo and tending to prevent winch, Connection with suitebie Cernentirione e-. enel pleoed tnereinmfili prsctieelly espndinglv-grooved oonstruo-- Figure i is o pif-nn view of one torni of shinj gie. Fig. 2 en. end view of the shingle. Fig. 3 is n cross-seotion on the line 3f 3 indie esteri in Fig. i, Fig. 4 is e longitudinal seetion on the line el indinated in Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a side elevation or" tire shingle. 1s e broken transverse section .through two shingles placed eljoining. Fig. 7 is e perspeotive view of the shingle from its upper side. Fig. 8 is a similar view with the sliinule pertialiy broken envoy, showing the interior binding nien'ibers. Figs. .S end l()V show in perspective shingles used aiong one of the sides of the roof. Fig. 1l shows the form of shingle useei on the opposite erige ofthe roof. Fig. 12 shows the cement joint'oi overlapping shingle, and Fig. 13 snows in perspective an end portion of roof formed of the shingles shown in the other iigures..

ieiierring now to Fig. l, the sliingle or biook i5 is'forined ont of any suitable or preterreni plastic materiel, suoli eenient or concrete. The shingle is preferably rectangular and may oe-formed olt an oblong shape, ysnown. Along one of the longitudinal ities is pfovideil n member i6, suitably secured et one ieee of the shingle and havinO` e portion extending beyond the shingle, with its longitudinal edge bent toward the 'plane of the opposite inee of the shingle. On' the seine fece of the shingle ljecent its opposite edge is formed e groove l?, corresponding inl e 'oss-section to the extended pogtion of the connecting inernbexs 16, eeen of the shingies being thus fox-ined 'with the connecting inelnbe; along one' sirio and the groove portion et its o the.' side. when the shingles are brought edge to erige, the connecting niembe; 1G wili ente: e groove portion, as shown in o, permitting tile adjacent edges to register.

Une forni oi ineensior securing tl1e`eonneeting member 16 to the cement shingle isr to form the connecting member substantially channel-shaped, as shown in Fig. 6; but one of the side edges is bent abruptly at 18, forming a right angle, while the other edge is curved, as shown. The angle portion of the member extends into the body of the shingle, as shown, and suitable means are provided, whereby such portion embedded in the shin-- le may be secured in suchposition. @ne orm of means is to provide apertures in the angle portion of the member, and suitable Vtie-rods 19 are embedded in the interior of the shingle when the same is molded, with one end portion of the rod projecting into or throu )h 'the apertured portion of the member as in( i cated in Figs. 3 and 6. From the latter iigure it will be seen that should water passbe tween the registering edges of the two shingles 'it will meet the channel member and 'run down the same, that thus acts as a gutter conveying it onto the lower shin lel arranged underneath the lower portions o such meeting edges. This lower end of theI channel member may prefeiably stop a `short Vdistance back oi the lewe.' edge of the shingle, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5, sinee the wate'.' can now continue lits way down'the'ovei'- lapped shingle. ter a pearance at the exposed loWeredge-s o' the s imgle, as shown in Fig. l2. Atthe upper end the channel member '16 is shbwn-as projecting a short distance beyond the shingle, which projecting portion may serve for the reception of any suitable fastenin -means to be driven into t e rafters or other 'ormo supporting structurel members on which the shingle roof is supported. lf desired, this projecting end of the channel member ma "be 'provided with an aperture 20, through w ich a nail may be driven into the rafter or supporting-board. It is also desirableto have a 'fastening member projecting beyond the same end oi the shingle near the opposite edge, which may be formed of an anglepi'eee 21 having one of its angle portions 'emb eddedH "i in the shingle and provided with apertures,

' through which extend the other ends of the said tic-rods 19, that secure the channel inemn bei' to the shingle. .The projetin end of the angle-piece 21 may be also proviA ed withan aperture 22 for the reception of a securingnail. ,4

For the purpose of binding togetherthe overlapping portions of each adjacent hori zontal row of shingles a form ot tongue-ande groove arrangement is provided. v This is shown as consisting of a tongue'or strip 23,

provided on the lower face of each shingle' and arranged transversely across the aceata short distance away *from the lower ends. At a corresponding place on the upper'f'ace of the shingle is provided agrooveor channel 24, extendinA transversely across the shin le adjacent' sue end. The vpiece 23 may e This will also produce abet erases' that is, either the channel member or the co operating groove is omitted and such edges simply formed straight. ln'llifr. 9 it will bev observed that member lo is omitted, the angie-piece 2i only being-used, that will be securely held 1iti-plate bythe tie-rcds, as in the shingles. ln this instance the channel 24 doesnot extend to the outer side'edgefand theI engaging crossY-Qpiece of4 the shingle will 'also'be correspondinglyl shortened. These side shingles in alternaterows-will'have to be formed oi orie-hallS `the=width "ot the other 'shin fles'in order'toori la"'eontinumis side line 11n the' "manner 'nsual inf'the art.

This lsmalle.' shingle is shown in -10 and corresponde 'substantially-with 'the form shown in DFig. Qfbut'inall o'llthese side shingles in order to forml acontinuous lower ed e at the outside an extension 25 is provided t at may be integral with the shin le. This'extension is of somewhat wedge s ape 'ortaper Yform, startine1 atthe upper end of 'the shingle and graduailly becoming thicker-until itreaches the end of the lower overlappedshingle, where it terminates, as 'shown in Fig. 13. The

lower edges ofth'ese extensions 425 extend in a substantial contiguous planeL as'shown, and

-henee may rest on a'suitablestrip 26, if desired. 0n the opposite side of the roof't'he grooves are omitted iii-the sides of the shingies, since there arene ad j aeent channel' members'to engaewith them. These side shinles will 'also @rave to be of one-half the width in'alternate horizontal rows forpbvious rcasons, and in such inner members the anglepiece E31 will be set close to the ehannellpiece or may be omitted, the channel-piece alone, in connection with the tongue-and-groove portions, ser ing to retain such shingles in position. `@ii-the outer side of these shingles extensions identical with the said extensions 25 are formed in order to provide a continuous end service at the outer portions of the shingles.

The manner ol aesen'ibling the shingles on a roor'is shown in Fig. '12, 'from which it will vbe observed that each horizontal row of' shingles overlaps the next lower row for about one-quarter of the length'of each shingle. Herein lies a great-advantagein the use of this form of shingle, which is `:reason of the channel-shaped member.

permitted b IOO @idees oining Vertical of the shnigles ere overlapped the top hy the upper shingle end suon shingles the bottoni portion the next lower will he o hserved that the edges t overlzi p et shingle, while e n intermediari; 'i r rtien et oonsiderahle lenmh. in this inenjnee :3tlg-out heli eerily oe eenoht hv this e iennel niernher end Y l 'i T conveyed te tnelewer single. in the usnnl forni oi shingle roof, either Wood or siete, eeeh row overlaps lower row for two-thirds oi lengthor more. l"herehy n portion of the shingle -is underneath he entire length oi the adjoining edges of the shingies; out with my Construction there is npproniinetely only one-heli of the nnnioer ol shingles used by reason ol" the smell overlapping portion, which not only' makes the root nore eoonoinieelend more quielgly end easily leid, hut reduces the Weight ot' tne roof about one-heli what it would heV thev iisnnl for-in el lapping were used.v At the top the shingles may lie-Ve s ridge-ieee 26 et the usuel ordinnry preferred Construction. The provision or' the channel on the. upper ieee of one hlooli,

and the integr l projection of cross-rib en the other ieee oi seid hloelr, With the channelsA somewhat Wider in cross-see ion than the rile, enahles the shingles be ed] usted relatively to eneh other during the laying. thereof, this.

being neeornplished with the side shingles by cutting or sewing the lower end of the Wedgeshnped portions should it he necessary tondjust Ialle onder si shingle` l eleinr es nn invention-- l. i molded building-shingle formed ofartificiel stone or sement and having einhedded therein e nietellie strengthening-'heine; with paris thereot projecting et one end for the reception ot' fastening devices and with e. v'part thereof projecting et the side to underlnp e eonipenion shingle to torni e gutter.

2. A inold ed building shingle formed of ertilieinl stone or eenient, having n inetellie strengthening-hnine embedded therein, eolnprising n plurnllitiT of nietellie ineinhers 'with tyingnn'renns therebetween, seid metallic members projecting heyoi l one end ol seid shingle for the reception oi instelling devises sind one of seid nietellie members iinderlnpping e companion shingle.

fl. l molded building-sl' artificial stone or ee'nent, lim strengthenirg-i'ri` therein eoniprising pair el hers projecting et one end oise'id shingle for the reception of fzuztening devices, rods embedded within seid shingle and eonneeting seid hers, one of seid hers projeeting et one side oi the shingle to underlnp companion shingle end torni n. gutter.

inolded `huhding-shingle formed of artificiel stone-or Cerne'nt end having embedded therein e inet'ellie strengthening-freine, with part thereof et one end arranged for the reception et Jfasteningdevices, end heving eport of the freine projecting et one side. arranged to nnderlzrp n, companion shingle te torni s gutter.

molded buildingrtiiieinl or sement, and having niolded therein e nietnllie ineniher oro`ectinc' he' ond one side to nnderlep e eoinpzinion shingle to on e getter. e.. A. molded hnildingshingle formed et nrt-ilieinl stoneor sement, ond hei/'ing molded ein s. inetelliol nieniher projecting hejf'ond side to .onderlen s eonipenion shingle to 'i e, gutter, said in enxherprojeeting beyond one end ot the shingle for the reception et estening devices.

'i A molded huildingshingle iorined oi" artificiel stone or Cement, end having molded therein e metallic rnernoer projeeting at one side to underlwp en ed ining shingle to forno e gutter, and ineens of connection with en overlapping shingle.

8. A. molded buildingshingle formed oi nrtiiieiel stone or es nent, and having molded projection on its under ieee.

l0. A molded building-shingle Aformed of artificiel stone or eenient, and having one szdetheieoi" n. metallic nien'iher arranged to sl `ngle formed ei therein ey nietellie member projecting at one' ICO underiep e companion shingle to i'orin n gutter, and one or more inetfillio ineinbers einhedded in the shingle end seeurriiig seid gut- .ter ineinher to the shingle.

l. molded huilfhng-shingle tornied of zn'tiiiefnl stone or cement, :ind heling at one thereof n rnetellie member arranged to underlnp companion shingle to forni a gutter, and e ine'tallie str-ngthening-hnine enibeddedin the shingle eend s'eeuring seid gut'- ter ineniher to the sh'ngle, said gutter ineinher Preiser/ing heyondone end ot the shingle for the reception of instelling devices.

l2. .e molded building-shingle lformed of.

artiiieiel stone or cement, e inetalhe strengthening-frame embedded in the shingle, a. inemher projectie`vl :it one end et the shingle for the reef-eration et iestenin g devices, and e member projecting at one side et' the shingle arranged to cooperate with a companion shingle to form a (futter.

13. building-shingle formed of artilicial stone or cement and provided at one of its edges with a channel-shaped metallic strip having one of the bent sides embedded in the shingle, the other ortion of 'the strip projecting beyond the er ge, the shingle being provided on its opposite side adjacent the edge With a channel whereby two of suchshingles placed contiguous will have a projecting portion of the strip extending into sad channel, and one or more members embedded inthe shingle and engaging the said embedded side of the strip to secure the'strip to the sh'ngle,

14. A building-shingle formed ol artificial stone or cement and provided on one oiE its edges with a channel-shaped metallic strip having one oli the bent sides embedded in the shinele, the other portion of the strip projecting )cyond the edge, the shingle being provided along its opposte side adjacent the edge with a channel whereby two o'f such shingles placed contiguous will have a projectine porton of the strip extending into Said c iannel, and 4a metallic strengtheningl'rame embedded in the shingle and engaging said embedded portion ol the strip to secure the latter to thesliingle.

15. nl building-shingle formed of artificial stone or cement. and provided along one of' its edges with a channel-sha ed metallic strip having one of' the bent s. es projecting into the-shingle, the other portieri of the strip pro- 'ectin` be ond the edge the shiniflebe'inff h 1 I zn n provi ed along 'its oppos te s;de adj accnt the edge with a channel whereby two of such shingles placed adjoining will have a projecting portionl of the strip extendng into said channel, a metallc member projecting into the shingle and extend-ng beyond one end lorthe reception of fastening devices, and one or more members embedded in the shingle and engaging said'- strip and said fastening mene ber for retaining such members in position.

16. ln a roof, the combination with a snpporting-surface, of a series of horizontal rows of shingles, each shingle lorined of artilicial stone or cement and havingembedded therein a :metallic strengthening-traine, with a part thereof at one end arranged for the reception of fastening devices, and having a part of the frame ro`eotnir at one side and undcrla i inv' a companion shingle to l'orin a gutter, the shingles along the other side edge being provided with grooves engaged by saidrame projection, the shingles along one side edge of the roof having a tapering extension replacingthe Grooves, and at the othersle edge of the roofihaving a tapering extension replacingthe 0iutter rejections of the frame.

17. A building-shingle formed of artificial stone or cement and provided with a metallic strip securedthereto and extending beyond 'stone or cement and prov ded with a metallic strip extending beyond its face alone one edge, the extend ing portion of the strip icing bent toward the plane of the other face el the shingle, the shingle having at the opposite side el said lace a grooved portion corresponding in section wth the section of the projecting portion of' said strip, whereby two ol" suelrsh'ngles lplaced adjoining will havey the projecting .porton of the strip extendu mg into said grooved portion of the other shingle, a second metallo strip secured to siiidlace of the shingle and projecting be yond the said end olt the strip for the recep-l ton of fasten'ng means.

1Q. A lni.l ling-shngle formed of artilical stone or cement and provided along one oli its longitudinal edges with a channel-shaped metallic strip having one of the bent sides embedded in the shingle with the intermediate porton ol the strip partly in engagement with one laccol' the. shingle, and the other portion ol" the strip projecting beyond said edge, the shingle lieig proifidcd on said lace along its cpposA i, do adjacent the edge with a channel substantially corresponding .in sec tion with vthe section of the projecting ortion of the strip, whereby two ot'sneh placed adjoin 'w ill have the proj eet-ing portion ol' the stri, eritending into said channel, and encor more metallic niernbers embedded in the shingle and engaging the embedded pern tion of tl .ri i

stone or cement and provided along one of its longitudinal edges with 'a channel-shaped mel tallic strip having one ol the sides ern?- bedded in. the sningle with the intern'iediate portion of the strip partly in engagement with one face the shingle, and the other portion of the strip 'projecting beyond said. edge, the b ing provided er aid facs along its opposite le adjacent the edge with a channel snbstanti ly corresponding section to the section et tie projecting 1 ertionof the strip, whereby two el such sri'ngles placed adjoining will have the projecting portion of the strip extending into said channel, and a plurality of tie-rods embedded in the shingle and extending through apertured ortions' of the edge of the strip projecting into the shingle.

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2l. A building-sl ingle formed of artificial stone or cement and provided with a metallic strip extending beyond its tace along one edge, the free edge oll the strip being bent away from the plane ot said face, the shingle having at the opposite side of said face a grooved portion corresponding in section with the section ot' the projecting portion of said strips; whereby two of such shingles placeo adjoining will have the project-ing portion oll the strip extending into said portion ot the other shingle, and a metal piece secured to the shingle, said piece and said bent strip both projecting beyond one end of the shingle f or the reception ot Afastening means.

22. A luiilding-shingle formed of artiiicial stone or cement and provided with a metallic strip extend-ing beyond its face along one edge, the tree edge oll the stri i being bent toward the plane of the other ila'ce of the slungle,' the shingle having at the opposite side ot said tace a grooved portion corresponding in section with the section of' the projecting portion of said strip, whereby two of such shingles placed adjoining will have the projecting portion ot the. strip extending into said grooved portion of the other shingle, and an angle-strip located on the Urooved tace of the shingle with one of its ange portions embedded in the shingle, said angle-strip and said bent strip each projecting beyond one end ol' the shingle for t-he reception ot' fastening means.

t 23. A building-shingle formed of artificial stone or cement and provided along one ol" its longitudinal edges with a channel-shaped metallie strip having one ot .the bent sides ern- .bedded in the shingle with the intermediate portion of the strip partly in engagement with one f'ace of the shingle, and theother portion ot' the strip projecting beyond said edge, the shingle. beingprovided on said face along its opposite side adjacent the edge with a channel substantially corresponding in section with the section ol' the projecting portion ol" the strip, whereby txo of such .shingles placed together will have the projecting portion ol` the strip extending intosaid channel, an angle-strip having one ol` its angle. portions extending into the shingle on the grooved side, tie-rods embedded in the shingle and projecting through apertured portions of the embedded parts oij said strips,

each ot said strips projecting beyond one end of the shingle tor the reception of fastening means.

24. A lnlilding-shingle formed of artificial stone or cement and provided along one face adjacent to one edge with a groove, said shingle having a rib extending partially across said face adjacent to one end portion,` the shingle on the opposite face adjacent the other end port-ion being provided with a 'transverse channel extending partially across the shingle, whereby upon two of such shingles overlapping at their end portions said rib will enter said channel, the shingles being provided with a ltapering `extf-insion on the grooved tace at 4the side opp(` site the groovel extending from the channeled end portion to the overlapped shingle.

25. A building-shingle lformed of artiiicial stone or cement and provided along one face adjacent to one edge with a groove, said shingle having a rib extending partially across said face adjacent to one end' portion, the

shingle on the opposite side adj acentthe other end portion being provided with a @handel extending partiallyT `across the shingle, whereby upon two of such shingles overlapping at their end portions said rib will enter said channel, the shingles being provided with a taperingjextension on the grooved 'face at the side opposite the groove and extending from the channeled end portion to the shingle overlapped, and one or more metallic angle-pieces having one ofthe angle portionsextending into"the shingle on the grooved lace with the other a'ngle portion substantially [lush with said face, said pieces projecting beyond one end of lthe shingle lor the reception of fastening means.

26. ln a root, the eombinatioii with a supporting-surl'aeevv ol` a series ol' horizontal rows oli adjoining shingles each row overlapping the lower row and breaking joints therewith, a channel-shaped member secured on the lower liar-e of each shingle at its adjoining edge, and having its opposite edges projecting into the lower faces of the respective shingies, the channel members extendinrr beyond the upper ends ol" the shingles, and fastening means securing such extensions to the supporting-surtacr 27. in a root, the immbination with a supjmrting-surl'ace, ol' a series of horizontal rows ol' adjoining shingles, each row overlapping the lower row and breaking joints therewith,l

and a hannel-shaped member securedv on the lower lace ol` each shingle at itsadjoining edges and having its opposite edges'projecting into the lower l'aee ot' the respective shingles, the channel members extending beyond the upper end of the shingles, fastening means securing such extensions to the supportiugr-surface whereby the shingles are secured in position, and an angle-strip secured on the lower face ol' each shingle and having one end projecting beyond the upper end of such projecting end lo ih e supporting-surtace.

Signed at Nos, l) to l5 Murray street, New York, N. Y., this Hlth la-y ol' June, i905.

(.)RYEY PRICE.

Witnesses:

C. A. Wann, F. li). Boren roo IIO

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